Motor-controlling device.



G. TQBAGAR.

MOTOR UONTROLLING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED FEB.3,1910,

Patented May 17', 1910.

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.GEORGE fr. EAGAR, or BALL's'frON srA, NRW YORK, ass-IGNOR rro GENERALRLEcTRIC COMPANY, A CORPORATION or NEW YORK.

MOTORFCONTROLLING DEVIE.

spteiacatimrif Leners raamt.` Patented May 17, .1910.

Application med February 3, 1910; serial No. 541,790.

To all whom it may concern:

Bc it known that I, GEORGE T. llaoan, a citizen ot' the United States, residing at Iiallston Spa, county of Saratoga, State of New York, have invented certain new' and useful Improvements in ltIotmhCont-rolling Deviees,ot which the following` is a speciication.

This invention relates to devices for controlling electric circuits and has for its ohject the provision ot circuit controlling means where-by the motor may he stopped,

started, and generally controlled, in a reli-.

ahle, safe and etiieient manner.

My invention relates more specifically to devices for controlling motors which itis desired shall run at a very lowspeed in addition. to the normal running speed, the low speed being cont-rolled at various remote points. Such a system of control is particularly useful in connection with printing presses in which it is desired that means he provided whereby the press may he jogged along at its low speed from ditferent points around the press, it being nee.- essary that a certain amount ot' resistance he in serics lwith the motor during the jogging operation.

Viewed in one aspect my invention comprises a novel control system particularly adapted for alternating current motors.

In carrying outmy invention, I provide, in connection with the controllingY device for varying the speed of the moto'r, a plurality ot push-buttons around the press which will start the motor at a very low speed when the controlling device is in its initial position. This enables the operator to insert his p'aper at the low speed without moving the controller. Then the machine is ready for normal operation the operator may' turn the controller a. certain amount so that it will run continuously. As soon as this is done the motor is out ot the control ot the jogging switches, so that as the speed is increased it can only be stopped by operating certain stop-buttons which are arranged around the press, but cannot he again started without bringing the controllingr device back to the` initial position.

In the accompanying drawingI have shown my invention embodied in concrete, although somewhat diagrammatic, mechanism for purposes of illustration.

Referring to the drawing, 10 represents an electric motor Which I lhave shown for purposes of illustration as an induction motorI of the slip ring type. The primary circuit of this motor 1s closed by means of electromagnetically actuated witches or contactors 11, one in each p iase of the three phase circuit. The three coils of these contactors are connected in parallel and the middle coil provided with an auxiliary cont-act '1Q adapted tobridge the contacts 13 when the contactor is closed. The secondary circuit has connected therein the resistance. 14, which is adapted to be varied by meansot' the controller 15. This controller may he of any well-known type, such, for instance, as theord-inary drum controller. This controller is shown in the drawing as in its 0H or linitial position. In this position, two of the segmentslG and 17 are in engagement. with their corresponding contacts, while the remainder of the segments are out of contact.,v

A plurality of normally Open switches or push-buttons 18 are arranged in parallel to control the circuit ofcontactors 11 through the segments 1G and 17. Any number ot vthese switches may be employed and may he arranged at convenient points, as, for instance, around the printing press the speed of which is to he controlled. A set of normally closedswitches or push-buttons 1 9 are similarly arranged at convenient points to hc operated in a manner hereinafter de.- scribed.

The arrangement of circuits and mode ot operation are as follows: Assuming that the controller is in the oli" or initial-position shown in the drawingand it is desired to start the motor to Operate the printing press, if the Operator presses one of the Imttons 1S the primary circuit Will be closed through the contactors 11, the circuit heing completed as follows: from phase i through the three coils of the contactors in parallel, thence through the conductor Q0, segments 17 and 1G, through one of the push-buttons 18 and back to phase B. This closes the primary circuit, of the motor and likewise bridges contacts 13. The secondary circuit of the motor is closed through all the resistances 14.- so that the motor starts at its lowest speed. lVhen the operator releases the button the motor will immediately stop. In this way the o erator is able to jog the press along if desired, until -which maybe locate( at a point somewhat distant from the push-buttons and turns itl to the first running position. This being done, he may go back and operate one of veis the push-buttons 18 so as to again start the motor. The circuit of the 'eontactors will still be completed through the contact segments 16 and 17. lVhen he releases' the button this time, however, the motor does not stop, Since 'an auxiliary circuithas been completed through the bridging contact 1Q as follows: from phase A through the coils of the contactors 11 in parallel, thence through contact 12, conductor 9.1, push-but ton 19, across the two segments Q2, .con

dnetor 23,.and back to phase B. The motor will now run continuously at its 'lowest speed. By turning the controller the resistance 14 ma be eliminated trom the Asecondary circuit in the well-known inanner, soA that the speed may be. increased` to any 'desired point. If, at any time during its normal'operation, it is desired to stop the motor, one of the buttons 19 lis presser This -opens the primary circuit at the contactors'lland also opens the circuit through the button 19 at'the contacts 12h-so that the motor will not be again started when the button 19 is rele'aset.- VTo'again start the 'motor the controller must be brought back to the initial position shown in the drawing.

It: will be seen that I-have provided a simple and efficient arrangement for starting themotor and operating the saine both intermittently and continuously, the arrangement being such that it is. impossible to start the motor without a'certain amount of )rotectiveresistance in circuit.

n accordance 'with the patent statutes, l have shown a specific type of motor and specific apparatus for controlling the saine, but it should be'understood that I do not limit my invention to the construction or arrangementherein shown and described,

since various modifications thereof will sugf.l

gest themselves to those skilled in the art without de arting from the'spirit ot my invention, `t e scope of which is set forth vin the annexed claims.

What I claim as new and desire to secure vby Letters Patent of the UnitedA States, is,-

A1. The combination with an alternating current motor,' of electromagnetic switch mechanism for closing the primary circuit` thereof, a resistance for the4 secondary circirciiit, a controlling device for varying said resistance and controlling said electromagnetic switch mechanism, and a plurality of manually. operated switches for closing a .circuit Ato energize tthe electromagnetic switch mechanism when the controlling device is in the initial position.

2. The combination with an alternating current motor, or electromagnetic switches for closing the primary circuit thereof, a resistance for the secondary circuit, a plurality of manually operated switches for closing a circuit through theelectromagnetic switches with the controlling device in the initial position, and aser-ond set of switches for controlling said electroinagnetic switches in a. succeeding position of the controlling device.v

switches, a plurality ofmanually operated y switches for opening and -closingian'en'erv gizing circultolf the electromagneticswitches with the controlling device in initial position, and a set of normally closed switches for completing a circuit through the electromagnetic' switches with the controlling device inone of its succeeding positions.

5. rlhc combination with an electric motor, of electromagnetic switch mechanism for closing the circuit thereof, a speed controlling device for the motor, a plurality of manually operated switches for controlling said electromagnetic switch mechanism, and connections whereby certain of said switches are operative only in the initial position ot the controlling device to'open and close the motor circuit while others are operative only in successive positions of the control-ling de- .vice `to open and. not close the motor circuit.

(3,.W'l`he combination with .an alternating d ciirrentfmotor, of electromagneticswitchestoiyclos'ing t he":primary circuit thereof, a resitanec for the secondary circuit, a controllinfg- `device for. varying said resistance, manually '-operated switches for controlling vsaid*electroinagnetic switches, and connections whereby certain of Vsaid manual su-"itch'e's are operative only in initial position of the controlling device to open and.A close the motor circuit while others are operative only in successive positions of the controlling ,device to open but not close the motor circuit.

7. 'llie combination with an electric motor, of electromagnetic switch mechanism foi,eonti-otl ing the circuit thereof, a.` speed cont-rolling device, a plurality of norinall 'open switches for controlling said switci mechanism to open and close the motor circuit at a low speed position of the controlling device, means operative upon the mov ingof the controlling device to a higher speed position for establishing a holding circuit for said switch mechanism which is independent of said switches, and a plurality of normally closed switches for opening the circuit so established.

8. The combination with an electric mo tor, of electromagnetic switch mechanism for controlling the circuit thereof, a speed controlling device, a manually operated switch for controlling said switch mechanism to open and close the motor circuit in a. low speed position of the controlling device, means operative upon the moving of the controlling device to a higher speed )osition for establishing a holding circuit or said switch mechanism which is independent of said manual switch, and a second manually operated switch for opening the circuit so lestablished.

9. The 'combination With analternating current motor, of electromagnetic switches for controlling the primary circuit thereof, a resistance for the secondary circuit, a controlling device therefor, a pluralit of normally open switches for control ing said switch mechanism to open and close the motor circuit at a low speed position of the con- 4which is independent of said switches, and

a plurality of normally closed switches for openingr the circuit so established,

10. The combination with an alternating current motor, of electromagnetic switchesl for controlling the primary circuit thereof, a resistance for the secondary circuit,a controlling device therefor, a plurality of normally open manually operated switches for controlling the electromagnetic switchesto open and close the motor circuit in a low speed of the controlling device, means operative upon the moving of the controlling device to a higher speed position for establishing :1 -holding circuit for said electromagnetic switches which is independent of said manual switches, and a plurality of normally closed manually operated switches for opening the circuit so established.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this 1st day of February, 1910.

GEORGE T. EAGAR.

vWitnesses BENJAMIN B. HULL, HELEN ORFORD. 

